A good way to start the new (blog) year

1. What did you do in 2008 that you’d never done before?
Meeting and befriending gay people. Seriously, before them I had never even met a gay person, let alone be friends with one. Lesson learned? Stop being so damn judgemental.

2. Did you keep your new year’s resolutions, and will you make more for next year?
I didn't make any last year, other than the cliched "Lose weight" and I didn't keep it. This year I made resolutions that I intend to keep.

3. Did anyone close to you give birth?
We're not friends anymore, but one of my friends from high school did. She had the cutest baby and he made us closer. Sadly, being a mom doesn't always mean being mature.

4. Did anyone close to you die?
No. Thank God for that.

5. What countries did you visit?
None. I wish though. One day, one day...

6. What would you like to have in 2009 that you lacked in 2008?
Maybe a boyfriend. And sex. Definitely sex.

7. What dates from 2008 will remain etched upon your memory, and why?
January 5. I drank waaaaay too much and got drunk to the point of complete blackout. I exposed a couple family secrets I wasn't supposed to and propositioned my oldest brother's friend. While my brother was RIGHT.THERE. "Let's go up to your room, my brother won't find out" was one of the things I said to the poor guy. Oh, apparently I also had a conversation with my older brother (who thought I was a virgin) about how many guys I've had sex with.

8. What was your biggest achievement of the year?
Not falling off the (bulimic) wagon.

9. What was your biggest failure?
Not losing weight.

10. Did you suffer illness or injury?
Not really. I had the flu during my birthday weekend getaway to Disney World. Then I had it again during Thanksgiving.

11. What was the best thing you bought?
My laptop.

12. Whose behavior merited celebration?
My younger brother. He's one of the most genuine, honest, kind-hearted people I've ever met.

13. Whose behavior made you appalled and depressed?
My old boss was an insane sociopath whose obnoxious behavior made me appalled and depressed on a daily basis.

14. Where did most of your money go?
College. I pay international student tuition, so it's A LOT of money.

15. What did you get really, really, really excited about?
My new job and my new friends.

16. What song will always remind you of 2008?
Lady Gaga's "Just Dance".

17. Compared to this time last year, are you:a) happier or sadder?b) thinner or fatter?c) richer or poorer?
Happier, fatter and poorer.

18. What do you wish you’d done more of?
I wish I had been more friendly.


19. What do you wish you’d done less of?.
Being so damn judgemental.

20. How did you spend Christmas?
With my family. My step dad is American so we did the whole waking-up-having-breakfast-and-opening-presents extravaganza, but me, my mom and my brother are Latin so we also had a big dinner (think Thanksgiving dinner, ALL OVER AGAIN) on Christmas Eve.

21. Did you fall in love in 2008?
Nope.

22. What was your favorite TV program?
Gossip Girl. The Bad Girls Club was my guilty pleasure show.

23. Do you hate anyone now that you didn't hate this time last year?
Not really.

24. What was the best book you read?
I don't know if you could call it the best, but I definitely love the Twilight saga. A lot. I'm actually one of those girls who wishes they could find their very own Edward Cullen.

25. What was your greatest musical discovery?
Lady Gaga. I obviously didn't actually discover her, but when I discovered her music I fell in love.

26. What did you want and get?
A new job. More friends.

27. What did you want and not get?
A new car.

28. What was your favorite film of this year?
The Dark Knight.

29. What did you do on your birthday, and how old were you?
I turned 20 in March. My cousin and her best friend came over from Ecuador and we had a whole 2 weeks of festivities. We went to Disney World for 3 days, went clubbing, went to the malls, had a BBQ. It was very, very cool. I love my cousin and I hadn't seen her in 5 1/2 years so just seeing her and hanging out with her for 2 weeks was enough to make my birthday the best ever.

30. What one thing would have made your year immeasurably more satisfying?
More sex.

31. How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2008?
I started getting more into it about 3 months ago. The weird thing about me is that I'm very, very into fashion: I know all about designers, brand names, what's in, what's out and if there's a fashion show on I'm all over that but I don't usually apply it to myself. I'm more of a I-don't-care-what-I-look-like mentality. It's getting better now.

32. What kept you sane?
I didn't need anything to keep me sane, cause I wasn't going insane.

33. Which celebrity/public figure did you fancy the most?
Robert Pattinson.

34. What political issue stirred you the most?
The Presidential race, obvs.

35. Who did you miss?
My long term crush/best friend/ex f-buddy. Can you tell it's a complicated relationship?

36. Who was the best new person you met?
My gay bff at work. I live for him!

37. Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned:
If you want a friend, be a friend. Don't be so quick to judge anyone. Dark jeans are a pear shaped girl's best friend.